€6.9m allocated to transform Cloister into community space
*The Cloister Building is set for a major redevelopment. ALMOST €7M has been allocated to Clare County Council to transform The Cloister in Ennis to a multi-use community space.
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House Rules: New Council CEO announces structural changes
*Staff and elected members of Clare County Council were briefed of the changes on Monday. STRUCTURAL CHANGES to Clare County Council will put a stronger focus on housing delivery and activation with rural development no longer a standalone directorate.
Council Chief planning shake-up
*Clare County Council. A SHAKE-UP of the corporate structure of Clare County Council is set to be revealed later this month.
Spend to date on unadopted Cliffs of Moher Strategy ‘leaves a lot to be desired’
*Pictured at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG), Cllr Shane Talty (FF), Cllr Michael Shannon (FF) and Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) with Director of Economic Development for Clare County Council, Carmel Kirby and General Manager of the Cliffs of Moher Experience, Geraldine O’Rourke in the background. Photograph: Eamon Ward. DESPITE OVER …
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Ennistymon’s new car park can ‘boost business & ease congestion’
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon ENNISTYMON’s new 48 space car park will help to “boost business” and “ease congestion” in the North Clare town.
Bobby Kerr steps down as Chair of Cliffs of Moher DAC
*Bobby Kerr pictured at O’Brien’s Tower with Leonard Cleary, former Director of Rural Development, Clare County Council; and Geraldine Enright, Director of the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience. Photograph by Eamon Ward. BOBBY KERR has stepped down as Chairperson of the Board of the Cliffs of Moher DAC.
Omitting Ennistymon as a stop on pilot shuttle bus ‘an own goal’
*Photograph: Eamon Ward ENNISTYMON has been left off the map by its omission as a stop for the Burren and Cliffs Explorer shuttle bus with the creation of “an outer bypass in Inagh” slammed by locals.
Two-day event celebrates tradition dry stone walling which has shaped The Burren
A two-day event focusing on the preservation and cultural significance of dry-stone walling in the Burren takes place this Saturday and Sunday (July 19th and 20th) at the Common Knowledge Centre in Kilfenora.
Rita represented West Clare ‘with integrity & dignity’ during term as Cathaoirleach
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward WEST CLARE’s first female politician to wear the chain of office as Cathaoirleach in the Municipal District has been hailed for an “unwavering commitment” who “represented the area with distinction”.
Negotiations to commence within two weeks between Council & landowners to plot future path of Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk
*The Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk. MEETINGS are to commence between Clare County Council, North Clare landowners and IFA representatives within a fortnight to plot the future management of the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk.